Where does “Normalverteilung” come from?

Normalverteilung (German) comes from German Verteilung, from German verteilen, from Middle High German verteilen, from Old High German farteilen, from Proto-Germanic fradailijaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

Normalverteilung (German): normal distribution

Definitions

  1. normal distribution

Ancestry of “Normalverteilung”, step by step

Normalverteilung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verteilung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerteilungdistribution
2Germanverteilento distribute; to spread; to spread out
3Middle High Germanverteilen
4Old High Germanfarteilen
5Proto-Germanicfradailijanąto deal away, give away, distribute, expend
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Normal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNormalstandard, normal
2Latinnormālisperpendicular, square, with right angles
3Latinnōrmaa carpenter’s square
4Ancient Greekγνώμωνinterpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;...
5Ancient GreekγιγνώσκωI am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃sḱétito recognise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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